In this article, the problems that have motivated the development of wind control centres are presented, highlighting the Spanish case. This article describes typical telecontrol architecture from the local wind farm level to inter-control centre connectivity, with special emphasis on...

Electricity generation costs are typically higher on islands than in mainland regions, primarily due to the costs associated with conventional primary energy transportation. However, at the same time, islands are commonly granted with significant renewable energy potential in terms of wind,...

Spain exhibits a high level of energy dependence and has significant solar energy resources. These two facts have given rise to the prominence that renewable energy, particularly solar photovoltaic technology, has enjoyed in recent years, supported by a favorable regulatory framework.

The growth of the world energy demand, the limited fossil fuel reserves and the increasing greenhouse gas emissions require improvements in energy-generation technologies. Specifically, urban wind energy is a source with great potential that is currently being wasted.

The purpose of this paper is to highlight water consumption as a key design parameter in determining the most convenient cooling system and selecting the most appropriate location for Solar Parabolic Trough (SPT) plants. Considering the importance of water in guaranteeing environmental...

The present research explains and analyses a technically feasible and economically profitable alternative for concentrated solar power plants recently constructed in Spain. The proposed solution is hybridization with biogas. The method is more economical than investment in salt storage systems,...

European efforts to fight climate change, to improve the security of energy supply, and to drive innovation and competitiveness in the next decade will make distributed generation (DG) develop and grow considerably.

The exploitation of renewable energy resources poses great challenges regarding the manner in which they can be integrated into the modern electrical distribution infrastructure.

The Spanish economy faces two key issues. The first of these is the significant reliance on non-renewable energy, which reached 76.4% and was 22 points over the European Union average. Secondly, the threat that the fee deficit poses to the sustainability of the National Grid. This fact is...